Who was the founder of this religion? In what year?
Abraham was the founder of Judaism. Did you know that Abraham's original name was Abram and then God changed it to Abraham? He was the founder in the year 3760 B.C.E.
who are the religious leaders?
There are the rabbis,who are the teachers of the synagogues, Abraham who was the founder of the religion, Moses who gave the Jews the Torah at around 1250 B.C.E. - and of course God.
What is the place of worship?
The synagogue/The temple.
Where the religion began? And where it is practiced
It began in the Middle East, in areas similar to where Christianity began, however Judaism started much longer ago than Christianity. It is practiced all over the world.
What are the main beliefs of this religion?
There is one God and only one God.
All humans are equally God's children
Humans are born pure and innocent
They don't believe in "hell"
Does this religion have a God?
Yes, he is called "Adonai" and he is the only god that they believe in.
What are the sacred writings of this religion? And what do they contain?
(The Hebrew Bible)
5 books of the Torah (Instruction)
8 books of the Nevi'im (Prophets)
11 books of the Ketuvim (writings or scriptures)
The religious practices. How do they worship? And how do they practice their beliefs?
They can have healthy/ritually slaughtered beef,and bird,meat separated from their dairy.
wine or grape juice made under Jewish supervision,and soft cheese.
They pray to their God .3 times a day (morning,afternoons,and evenings)
Some Jews go to synagogue three times a day, many go on Friday evenings and many also on Saturday mornings (Sabbath).
what are the religious festivals?
Rosh Hashanah is celebrated in September and is the beginning of the Jewish calendar.
Yom Kippur is a day set aside for fasting and repenting from sins,and is celebrated 10 days after Rosh Hashanah.
Three major festivals:
Pessach (Passover) in spring celebrating the liberation and exodus from slavery in Egypt.
Shavu'ot (Pentecost) 50 days after Pessach celebrating the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.
Sukkot (Festival of Tabernacles) in October celebrating the harvest and remembering how God protected the Jewish people in the desert.
What are the main symbols of this religion? What do they represent?
The star of david- It is the best known symbol of the Jewish faith.
The Menorah- The menorah (seven branched lamp) is the oldest symbol of the Jewish faith
Who was the founder of this religion? In what year?
Abraham was the founder of Judaism. Did you know that Abraham's original name was Abram and then God changed it to Abraham? He was the founder in the year 3760 B.C.E.
who are the religious leaders?
There are the rabbis,who are the teachers of the synagogues, Abraham who was the founder of the religion, Moses who gave the Jews the Torah at around 1250 B.C.E. - and of course God.
What is the place of worship?
The synagogue/The temple.
Where the religion began? And where it is practiced
It began in the Middle East, in areas similar to where Christianity began, however Judaism started much longer ago than Christianity. It is practiced all over the world.
What are the main beliefs of this religion?
There is one God and only one God.
All humans are equally God's children
Humans are born pure and innocent
They don't believe in "hell"
Does this religion have a God?
Yes, he is called "Adonai" and he is the only god that they believe in.
What are the sacred writings of this religion? And what do they contain?
(The Hebrew Bible)
The religious practices. How do they worship? And how do they practice their beliefs?what are the religious festivals?
Rosh Hashanah is celebrated in September and is the beginning of the Jewish calendar.
Yom Kippur is a day set aside for fasting and repenting from sins,and is celebrated 10 days after Rosh Hashanah.
Three major festivals:
Pessach (Passover) in spring celebrating the liberation and exodus from slavery in Egypt.
Shavu'ot (Pentecost) 50 days after Pessach celebrating the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.
Sukkot (Festival of Tabernacles) in October celebrating the harvest and remembering how God protected the Jewish people in the desert.
What are the main symbols of this religion? What do they represent?
The star of david- It is the best known symbol of the Jewish faith.
The Menorah- The menorah (seven branched lamp) is the oldest symbol of the Jewish faith
The two symbols both represent their religion.
This picture is the star of David